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350 A History of Sweden
of suffrage. This reform was carried through the Riks-
dag of 1919 and was confirmed by the Riksdag of 1921.
The apostle of woman’s rights in Sweden was Fred-
rica Bremer. She grew up at a time when a woman
mightnot be a teach-
er or a physician
or have an inde-
pendent occupation.
A girl might have
a burning thirst for
knowledge, a strong
desire to do some-
thing good in the
world, but was not
permitted to follow
her inclination, for
it was regarded as
improper for a cul-
tured woman to
study or work out-
side of the home.
Of all this young
Fredrica had a bit-
ter experience. She
writes: "I felt that
I was born with strong wings, but felt, too, that they
were clipped, and thought that they would ever remain
so."
But the hour of deliverance would strike even for
her. She became known and highly appreciated as a
writer. But she never forgot what a gifted girl might
have to suffer. She began a struggle for the deliver-
Fredrica Bremer*
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